Sohal Maheep, Tessema Belachew, Brown Seth M
Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA.
Division of Otolaryngology, Department of Surgery, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, USA; The Connecticut Sinus Institute, 21 South Road, Suite 112, Farmington, CT 06032, USA.
Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Aug;49(4):927-34. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2016.03.016. Epub 2016 Jun 18.
Rhinosinusitis is a term that has long been used to describe a diverse disease entity that encompasses several related but distinct conditions involving the paranasal sinuses. Frontal sinusitis represents one such entity with its own unique treatment considerations. Like rhinosinusitis as a whole, the role of medical management in the treatment of frontal sinusitis cannot be overlooked. Contemporary medical management of frontal sinusitis requires recognition of the unique disease process with implementation of targeted therapies aimed at addressing the specific pathophysiology.
鼻窦炎是一个长期以来用于描述多种疾病实体的术语，它涵盖了涉及鼻窦的几种相关但不同的病症。额窦炎就是这样一种实体，有其独特的治疗考量。与整个鼻窦炎一样，药物治疗在额窦炎治疗中的作用不可忽视。当代额窦炎的药物治疗需要认识到独特的疾病过程，并实施旨在解决特定病理生理学问题的靶向治疗。
